Hello everyone! I started a new job in January which has had me busy busy busy and I haven't been able to cook as much as I'd like to. This weekend was different though. As some here know, I've been building (with lots help, of course!) an offset smoker with a 250-gallon propane tank I found in a scrapyard. Here it is, in all it's glory:
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I got it trailer mounted so I could take it places, like this weekend we took it up to the mountains for a rib cookout. Here we are on the way up:
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We certainly got some stares on the road! This thing cooks like a dream, so stable and consistent. I got a nice fire going using mango and guava wood and it maintained 250-275f consistently and without much trouble, most of the time both thermometers reading exactly the same temperature. Great cooker!
Here it is getting the fire going:
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Once up to temp and burning a real clean fire, I put 5 racks of St. Louis ribs rubbed with MMD:
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It really is a thing of great beauty:
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Sadly the ribs were done when it was dark and we couldn't get some good pics, but here they are. Honestly, I thought they were the best ribs I've cooked so far, and I'm rarely happy with my rib results. I served 2 racks without sauce (I liked those best!) and 3 racks with KC Classic sauce.
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Such a fun cook! Can't wait keep taking this great cooker on many adventures!
For the experts here, this should cure my MCS for a while... right?
Cheers!
I got it trailer mounted so I could take it places, like this weekend we took it up to the mountains for a rib cookout. Here we are on the way up:
We certainly got some stares on the road! This thing cooks like a dream, so stable and consistent. I got a nice fire going using mango and guava wood and it maintained 250-275f consistently and without much trouble, most of the time both thermometers reading exactly the same temperature. Great cooker!
Here it is getting the fire going:
Once up to temp and burning a real clean fire, I put 5 racks of St. Louis ribs rubbed with MMD:
It really is a thing of great beauty:
Sadly the ribs were done when it was dark and we couldn't get some good pics, but here they are. Honestly, I thought they were the best ribs I've cooked so far, and I'm rarely happy with my rib results. I served 2 racks without sauce (I liked those best!) and 3 racks with KC Classic sauce.
Such a fun cook! Can't wait keep taking this great cooker on many adventures!
For the experts here, this should cure my MCS for a while... right?
Cheers!
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